Mini-ITX AIMB-253 Series Intel® Core 2 Duo/Core Duo/ Core Solo Mini ITX Main Board User Manual
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Safety Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip- ment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.
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Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started .................................................2 1.1 1.2 Mainboard Specifications.................................................. 2 Mainboard Layout ............................................................. 4 Figure 1.1 AIMB-250 Series Mini ITX Mainboard... 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ...............................................6 2.1 Quick Components Guide ................................................. 6 2.2 CPU (Central Processing Unit) ...............
Figure 2.11 Serial Port Connector: J2........................ 19 Table 2.6 J2 Pin Definition..................................... 20 2.6.9 Front USB Connector: F_USB2 ................................... 21 Figure 2.12 Front USB Connector: F_USB ............... 21 Table 2.7 F_USB2 Pin Definition .......................... 21 2.6.10 Digital IO Connector: J3............................................... 22 Figure 2.13 Digital IO Connector: J3......................... 22 Table 2.8 J3 Pin Definition............
3.5 PC Health ........................................................................ 46 Figure 3.10 PC Health................................................ 46 Figure 3.11 Smart Fan Setting ................................... 47 3.6 Security............................................................................ 49 Figure 3.12 Security................................................... 49 Table 3.2 Security Option....................................... 49 3.7 System .............................
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CHAPTER Getting Started 1
Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the AIMB-253 Series Mini ITX main- board. Based on the innovative Intel® 945GM & ICH7M controllers for optimal system efficiency, the AIMB-253 Series accommodates the latest Intel® Core 2 Duo/Core Duo/Core Solo processors and supports one 240-pin 533/667MHz DDRII DIMM to provide the maximum of 2GB memory capacity.
EIDE • • • 1 EIDE port by ICH7M Supports Ultra DMA 100 mode Supports PIO, Bus Master operation mode SATA • • • SATA ports by ICH7M Supports two SATA devices Supports storage and data transfers at up to 150MB/s Connectors • • Back Panel – 2 RJ-45 LAN jacks – 2 USB 2.0 ports – 1 D-Sub VGA connector – 1 serial port – 1 PS2 keyboard/mouse port – Line-In/Line-Out/Mic-In stacked audio jack Onboard Pinheaders – 1 USB 2.
Mounting • 4 mounting holes Environmental • • Storage Temperature – Temperature: -10°C ~ 70°C – Humidity: 10% RH ~ 80% RH Operation Temperature – Temperature: 0°C ~ 60°C – Humidity: 80% RH 1.2 Mainboard Layout Figure 1.
CHAPTER Hardware Setup 2
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. Static electricity may damage the components. 2.1 Quick Components Guide Figure 2.
2.2 CPU (Central Processing Unit) The mainboard supports Intel® Core 2 Duo/Core Duo/Core Solo processors. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. Note 2.2.1 (1) Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system.
3. On the front end of the CPU socket is a locking mechanism designed into the form of a screw. Make sure that you actuate or deactuate this mechanism with a screwdriver before and after installing the CPU. 4. Release the metal clips on the retention mechanism. Note Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only and may differ from the actual look of your mainboard.
5. Mount the cooler set (fan & heat sink bundled) on top of the CPU and fit it into the retention mechanism. 6. Secure the metal clips back to the retention mechanism. 7. Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3-pin fan power connector on the mainboard.
2.3 Memory The mainboard provides one 240-pin non-ECC DDRII 533/667 DIMM slot and supports up to 2GB system memory. DDRII 240-pin, 1.8V 64x2=128 pin 56x2=112 pin Single-Channel: All DIMMs in GREEN 2.3.1 1. 2. Note 3. Installing DDRII Modules The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation. Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot.
2.4 Power Supply 2.4.1 ATX 20-Pin System Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply. To connect to the ATX power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector. ATX1 20 11 1 10 Figure 2.2: ATX 20-Pin System Power Connector: ATX1 Table 2.1: ATX1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 3.3V 2 3.
2.5 Back Panel Figure 2.3: Back Panel • Serial Port Connector The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/ receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the con- nector. • VGA Connector The DB15-pin female connector is provided for VGA monitors. • Mouse/Keyboard Connector The standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2® mouse/keyboard.
• LAN (RJ-45) Jack The standard RJ-45 jack is for connection to single Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it. Table 2.2: LAN (RJ-45) Jack LED Color LED State Off On (steady state) Condition LAN link is not established. LAN link is established. Left Orange The computer is communicating On (brighter & pulsing) with another computer on the LAN. Off 10 Mbit/sec data rate is selected. Green On 100 Mbit/sec data rate is selected. Right Orange On 1000 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.
2.6 Connectors 2.6.1 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 This connector connects to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is opened, the switch will be short. The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record. CHASSIS GND 1 2 JCI1 Figure 2.4: Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 2.6.
2.6.3 Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1, SATA2 SATA1~SATA2 are high-speed SATA interface ports and support SATA data rates of 150MB/s. Each SATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device and is fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. SATA1 SATA2 Serial ATA cable Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices Connect to SATA1/2 Figure 2.6: Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1, SATA2 Note 2.6.4 Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle.
2.6.5 Front Audio Connector: JAUD1 The JAUD1 connects to an optional audio bracket that provides extra front panel audio IO jacks. 14 13 2 1 Audio Bracket (Optional) JAUD1 Figure 2.8: Front Audio Connector: JAUD1 Table 2.
2.6.6 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.
2.6.7 Front Panel Connector: JFP1 The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JFP1 10 Power Switch+ Power LED 2 9 1 + Reset - Switch - HDD + LED Figure 2.10: Front Panel Connector: JFP1 Table 2.
2.6.8 Serial Port Connector: J2 The J2 is a RS232/422/485 COM port pinheader that connects to serial devices. J2 26 25 2 1 RS232 RS422 RS485 COM2 X V V COM3 COM4 COM5 X V V V X X V X X V = supported X = not supported Serial Port Bracket (Optional) M5 CO M2 CO M4 CO M3 CO Connect to J2 Figure 2.
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2.6.9 Front USB Connector: F_USB2 The mainboard provides one USB 2.0 pinheader (optional USB 2.0 bracket available) that is compliant with Intel? I/O Connectivity Design Guide. USB 2.0 technology in- creases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. F_USB2 2 1 10 9 USB 2.
2.6.10 Digital IO Connector: J3 The J3 connects to the General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) peripheral module. J3 19 20 1 2 Figure 2.13: Digital IO Connector: J3 Table 2.
2.6.11 Parallel Port Header: JLPT1 The mainboard provides a 26-pin header for connection to an optional parallel port bracket. The parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. Parallel Port Bracket (Optional) JLPT1 26 25 2 1 Figure 2.14: Parallel Port Header: JLPT1 Table 2.
2.6.12 LVDS Flat Panel Connector: JLVDS1 The LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal) connector provides a digital interface typically used with flat panels. After connecting an LVDS interfaced flat panel to the JLVDS1, be sure to check the panel datasheet and set the J1 LVDS Power Selection Jumper to a proper voltage. JLVDS1 2 1 40 39 Figure 2.15: LVDS Flat Panel Connector: JLVDS1 Table 2.
Note After hardware installation is done, select the LVDS panel type and tune the LVDS backlight in the BIOS Setup Utility.
2.7 Jumpers 2.7.1 LVDS Power Selection Jumper: J1 Use this jumper to specify the LVDS power. Figure 2.16: LVDS Power Selection Jumper: J1 Table 2.11: LVDS Power Selection Jumper: J1 PIN 1 2 3 2.7.2 SIGNAL NAME HD_LED + FP PWR/SLP HD_LED - COM Port Power Jumpers: JCOMP4, JCOMP5 These jumpers specify the operation voltage of the serial port COM4 & COM5. 3 1 3 1 JCOMP5 1 3 JCOMP4 +5V +12V 1 3 +5V 1 3 1 3 +12V Figure 2.
2.7.3 Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the CLR_CMOS1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear data. 1 CLR_CMOS1 1 1 3 3 Clear Data Note Keep Data You can clear CMOS by shorting 1-2 pin while the system is off. Then return to 2-3 pin position.
2.8 Slots 2.8.1 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot PCI Express architecture provides a high performance graphics infrastructure for Embedded Platforms doubling the capability of existing AGP 8x designs with transfer rates of 4.0 GB/s over a PCI Express x16 lane for graphics controllers PCI Express x16 Slot 2.8.2 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN cards, SCSI cards, USB cards, and other add-on cards that comply with PCI specifications.
CHAPTER BIOS Setup 3
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: • • An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP. You want to change the default settings for custom- ized features. 3.1 Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process.
3.1.1 Control Keys Table 3.1: Control Keys Button <↑> <↓> <←> <→> Description Move to the previous item Move to the next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Select the item Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Load Optimized Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit <+/PU> <-/PD> F6 key F7 key F10 key 3.1.
3.2 The Menu Bar Figure 3.1: The Menu Bar Main Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features available on your system’s chipset. PC Health This entry monitors your hardware health status. Security Use this menu to set Supervisor and User Passwords. System This entry shows your system summary. Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices.
Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes. 3.3 Main Figure 3.2: The Main Menu Date (mm:dd:yy) The date format is , . Time (hh:mm:ss) The time format is . EIDE Channel 0/1/2/3 Master/Slave Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table.
If you select [Manual], related information is asked to be entered to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector The settings are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto. The formatted size of the storage device. Number of cylinders. Number of heads. Write precompensation. Cylinder location of the landing zone.
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Advanced BIOS Features The sub-menu is used to configure chipset features for optimal system performance. Figure 3.3: Advanced BIOS Features Quick Power On Self Test Select [Enabled] to reduce the amount of time required to run the poweron self- test (POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally disable quick POST. Better to find a problem during POST than lose data during your work. Boot Up NumLock Status This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) After Typematic Rate Setting is enabled, this item allows you to set the rate (characters/second) at which the keys are accelerated. Typematic Delay (Msec) This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed and when the acceleration begins. APIC Mode This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode.
DRAM Timing Selectable Selects whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EEPROM on the DRAM module. Setting to [By SPD] enables DRAM timing to be determined automatically by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD. Selecting [Manual] allows users to configure the following fields manually. CAS Latency Time This controls the timing delay (in clock cycles) before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it.
When set to [Auto], the BIOS checks to see if a PCI Express graphics card is installed. If it detects that a PCI Express graphics card is present, the motherboard boots up using that card. Otherwise, it defaults to the onboard graphics processor. On-Chip Frame Buffer Size The field specifies the size of system memory allocated for video memory. Boot Display Use the field to select the type of device you want to use as the display(s) of the system.
EIDE Primary Master/Slave PIO The EIDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode for the EIDE devices that the onboard EIDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In [Auto] mode, the system automati- cally determines the best mode for each device.
Onboard Device Figure 3.6: Onboard Device USB Controller This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. USB 2.0 Controller This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB 2.0 controller. USB Keyboard/Mouse Support Set to [Enabled] if your need to use a USB-interfaced keyboard/mouse in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Azalia/AC97 Audio Select Azalia is the codename of “High Definition Audio”.
Amplifier dB When the Audio Amplifier Control is set to [Enabled], users may adjust the amplifier dB range between the lowest useful output and the largest useful output level. Onboard Ethernet #1/ #2 These settings disable/enable the onboard Ethernet controller. Onboard LAN1/ LAN2 Boot ROM The items enable or disable the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROMs during bootup. Selecting [Disabled] will speed up the boot process. Super IO Device Figure 3.
Serial Port Setting Figure 3.8: Serial Port Setting Onboard Serial Port 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 Select an address for Serial Port 1/2/3/4/5. Serial Port 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 Use IRQ Select a corresponding interrupt for Serial Port 1/2/3/4/5. Serial Port 2 / 3 Mode These settings specify the transmission mode of the Serial Port 2 & 3. RS-422 defines a Balanced (differential) interface, specifying a single, unidirectional driver with multiple receivers (up to 32).
Power Management Setup Figure 3.9: Power Management Setup ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPIaware, such as Windows 98SE/2000/ME, select [Enabled].
ACPI Suspend Type This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Options are: [S1(POS)] [S3(STR)] The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context.
Date (of Month) Alarm When Resume By Alarm is set to [Enabled], the field specifies the month for Resume By Alarm. Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm You can choose what hour, minute and second the system will boot up. PWRON After PWR-Fail This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Available settings are: [Off] [On] [Former-sts] Leaves the computer in the power off state. Leaves the computer in the power on state.
Smart Fan Setting Figure 3.
Smart System / CPU Fan Temp. Select a temperature setting here, and if the temperature of the CPU / system climbs up to the selected temperature setting, the system will automatically increase the speed of the CPU / system fan to cool down the overheated CPU / system. System / CPU Temp Tolerance You can select a fan tolerance value here for the specific range for the Smart System / CPU Fan Temp. items.
3.6 Security Figure 3.12: Security Set Supervisor Password Supervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility. Set User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot. Security Option This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented. Settings are described below: Table 3.2: Security Option Option [Setup] [System] Description The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup.
3.7 System Figure 3.13: System Machine Type/Model, Processor, Processor Cache Size, Processor Speed, System Memory Type, Video Controller, BIOS Date, BIOS Version These items show the hardware specifications of your system. Read only.
3.8 Boot Figure 3.14: Boot Hard Disk Boot Priority This setting allows users to set the boot priority of the specified hard disk devices. First press to enter the sub-menu. Then you may use the arrow keys ( ( ↑↓ ) ) to select the desired device, then press <+>, <-> or , key to move it up/down in the priority list. First / Second / Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system.
3.9 Exit Figure 3.15: Exit Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard. Save & Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup.
